you can manage the heigjht but you have to be very cautios.. bottomline is i wouldn<t recommend it coz its always bettter to get your foot down... you will feel the need of it on bad roads where there are potholes and the sides of the road where the tarmac is higher than the actual land...uwont be able to put your feet down brother... i am 5ft 10 and have trouble in thse locations... last week i put my right leg down and didn't notice that there was a pothole which is lower than the tarmac... so i couldn't touch my right feet down instantly and by the time i tilted by back to stretch my legs i was already along way down and hit by hand on a running bus and rubbed my hand continuoudly on the side atill the driver noticed it and slammed the brakes...i was resting on the side of the bus with my bike and got stuck on the rear wheel arch when he braked... torn my jacket completely which saved me... so if you are in to bad roads then DONT buy the buy for your own good with this height... just an advise brother hope you wont take it otherwise and softening the suspension will reduce the height but you can soften it just by one step... so difference wont be much.... dont take the risk or even if you like this bike a lot and want it badly, do ensure that you have really strong hands to support the weight of the entire bike...its so damn heavy at adle and the weight is simplt too much if you get slightly tilted... its a really toop heavy bike...the weight is fully concentrated on the top...

Thanks Buddy
Actually last week I took test ride of NS but one cannot make out everything in just 2 mins... Although, I did notice that only my toes were touching the ground .However, If I put one foot on the brake peg then I was able to put my other foot flat on the ground. This made me wonder that will this affect my bike handing or not?
And yeah one more thing..... Is any friend of your having rust issues with this monster?

you can manage the heigjht but you have to be very cautios.. bottomline is i wouldn<t recommend it coz its always bettter to get your foot down... you will feel the need of it on bad roads where there are potholes and the sides of the road where the tarmac is higher than the actual land...uwont be able to put your feet down brother... i am 5ft 10 and have trouble in thse locations... last week i put my right leg down and didn't notice that there was a pothole which is lower than the tarmac... so i couldn't touch my right feet down instantly and by the time i tilted by back to stretch my legs i was already along way down and hit by hand on a running bus and rubbed my hand continuoudly on the side atill the driver noticed it and slammed the brakes...i was resting on the side of the bus with my bike and got stuck on the rear wheel arch when he braked... torn my jacket completely which saved me... so if you are in to bad roads then DONT buy the buy for your own good with this height... just an advise brother hope you wont take it otherwise and softening the suspension will reduce the height but you can soften it just by one step... so difference wont be much.... dont take the risk or even if you like this bike a lot and want it badly, do ensure that you have really strong hands to support the weight of the entire bike...its so damn heavy at adle and the weight is simplt too much if you get slightly tilted... its a really toop heavy bike...the weight is fully concentrated on the top...
well my svs is kind of requesting me to put an extra horn for good... haha... well if you dont like the horn, tune the existing one to make it louder... it becomes damn loud and sharp

Hi friends, this is my first post. I got a call from my local dealer that my bike has to be sent to the service centre as company has sent some modifications.
the person could not explain what exactly is going to be done. Due to my busy schedule I have sent my driver to the service centre. Any idea what's going to be done?
my other query is that I find the pick up in second gear very less, I mean if I need to slow down for any reason I have to put the bike in first gear to move ahead, is it normal ??

vibrations around the foot peg & tank region, trouble during gear shifts, Colour fading, Rust in parts etc. Are these issues serious or they can be taken care of without much of a trouble? As pointed by some people, is it true that initial batch of NS came with some problems but now the new batches are much better & problem free??

On weekdays I need the bike to go to office (around 6 kms with hell lot of traffic) whereas on weekends I need it for bike trips etc. So, will it be a problem to manage this bike in traffic as it has a very heavy handle (compared to P150) & a bigger turning radius??

Considering my height and above mentioned requirements; is there any other bike which I should consider?? Anything between 150-200cc will do. My budget can go up to 1.1 lakh.

I am li'l less than 5'7" and I have no major issues riding the bike. You got to learn to tilt towards one side and put one leg firmly, thats enough. Only problem happens when the place where your leg lads, if theres a ditch, or big slop then you can be in trouble. Till date i have experienced it few times, had fallen 2-3 times. But its OK with me.

But its a matter of convenience. Ride the bike yourself and see if its OK with you or not.

Hi Everyone,

I have been following this thread from quite a while now. I have few queries and I will be really thankful to all of you if you could clarify them.

1)My height is 5 7’. Will it be enough for me to ride Pulsar 200NS safely & comfortably?
2)Can I reduce the height of the bike by adjusting the shocker settings? If yes, then will it affect my handling or comfort?
3) As some of you have pointed out that there are certain issues like the bike swayes towards left, vibrations around the foot peg & tank region, trouble during gear shifts, Colour fading, Rust in parts etc. Are these issues serious or they can be taken care of without much of a trouble? As pointed by some people, is it true that initial batch of NS came with some problems but now the new batches are much better & problem free??

On weekdays I need the bike to go to the office (around 6 kms with hell lot of traffic) whereas on weekends I need it for bike trips etc. So, will it be a problem to manage this bike in traffic as it has a very heavy handle (compared to P150) & a bigger turning radius??

Considering my height and above mentioned requirements; is there any other bike which I should consider?? Anything between 150-200cc will do. My budget can go up to 1.1 lakh.

Hi,

Yesterday, out of nowhere, my bikes' coolant liquid started leaking. When i noticed it was gone almost completely. Some oil was also gone. I don't know whats wrong. The only unusal thing i did is i rode my bike at 80-100kmph for some 25 kms. Thats not the first time i did it though neither is it the longest stretch (have done 200km highway trip twice). Its mind boggling why it would happen.

Gave it to svc for repair and for second service as well as I am already at ODO 4800 kms. Its gonna take almost a day and half for repairs. The mechanic says nothings damaged, its only a stupid leakage and they are changing all gaskets and fittings. So i hope everything is OK.

Also I would like to confirm that Bajaj is indeed fitting those rubber grommets/packings to reduce vibrations to all NS by default. You don't even need to ask. It will be done during servicing.

I am also facing reduced power and not-so-smooth feel while driving at lower rpms like ~3000. NS surely runs smoothly for 2000+ rpm, but mine was not. It felt like lugging even at 3000 rpm. I though it might be clutch issue as my clutch is also loosened a bit. The svc guy said its carburetor issue. He will fix it.

you can manage the height but you have to be very cautios.. bottomline is i wouldn<t recommend it coz its always bettter to get your foot down... you will feel the need of it on bad roads where there are potholes and the sides of the road where the tarmac is higher than the actual land...uwont be able to put your feet down brother... i am 5ft 10 and have trouble in thse locations... last week i put my right leg down and didn't notice that there was a pothole which is lower than the tarmac... so i couldn't touch my right feet down instantly and by the time i tilted by back to stretch my legs i was already along way down and hit by hand on a running bus and rubbed my hand continuoudly on the side atill the driver noticed it and slammed the brakes...i was resting on the side of the bus with my bike and got stuck on the rear wheel arch when he braked... torn my jacket completely which saved me... so if you are in to bad roads then DONT buy the buy for your own good with this height... just an advise brother hope you wont take it otherwise and softening the suspension will reduce the height but you can soften it just by one step... so difference wont be much.... dont take the risk or even if you like this bike a lot and want it badly, do ensure that you have really strong hands to support the weight of the entire bike...its so damn heavy at adle and the weight is simplt too much if you get slightly tilted... its a really toop heavy bike...the weight is fully concentrated on the top...
well my svs is kind of requesting me to put an extra horn for good... haha... well if you dont like the horn, tune the existing one to make it louder... it becomes damn loud and sharp

That's a hell of a beating now for the bike .
Make them do whatever they wanna do in presence of u

I always had doubt reg the strength of the wheel spokes,as they luk very thin....and these pics proves that they are not very strong....

Broken87....the rim has cracked and failed, it's not worth repairing it, replace new one...buy/insurance/warranty whatever...don't repair it !

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Back on her feet & ready to roll (once I sort out whatever is making noise in rear wheel)

1) & 2) Well 5'7" seems just below the required height for this beast. It's not like you can't do it but there will be a problem when you have to put your right foot on brake pedal and foot peg and your left foot on the road and there is a pothole on rode or mud or water accumulated just below your foot position. In rest cases, you'll be fine. There are some slight adjustments in height by mono-shock but that won't do good for you. So search something else as per my opinion.
3) My bike doesn't sway to left (not as i have felt) but what i have figured out from this thread that some riders have this problem, but it can be rectified. Vibrations, yes there are some vibes during high speed but as far as i know that Bajaj is fitting rubber grommets now in NS. i will go for the same as soon as possible. Coulour Fading - Didn't Hear from anyone, Didn't See. Rusting - heard once on this thread, Didn't faced.

Turning radius is more than normal bikes (compared to Pulsar 150) but Uski aadat pad jati hai..
Now the decision is totally yours.

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I am 5'5", and this is how a 5'5" guy can balance the Pulsar 200NS when stationary.. i.e. not by putting both feet by tip-toe, but on one feet flat on the ground.

As pointed out by nilesh14587 & abhiuppi , what if you end up on a screwed up road & you gotta put your foot down and there is a pothole on rode or mud or water accumulated just below your foot position?? I am asking this coz even i am close to 5'7'' & I really really wanna buy this bike...... and this is the only thing that is stopping me from doing so....